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Temple Mount? It’s a mound of trouble

Film review: City of Ghosts

Matthew Heineman’s exceptional, award-winning documentary reveals Isis's cruelty and others’ bravery

The beginner’s guide to solo travel

With more of us travelling alone than ever, solo travel is shaking off its outdated reputation as second best

'We were the only Jewish kids in town'

Growing up in small town Maine, novelist Julie Cohen and her brother were the only Jewish kids. But they were related to all the Catholics.

Unesco Jerusalem resolution under fire

The world heritage body passes a ruling condemning Israel for archaeological excavations in the Old City.

Islands in the sun: a Greek island hop

Our travel editor discovers why the contrasting Greek islands of the Dodecanese are perfect for a family island hop

Salad shmalad - is there really such a thing as a Jewish salad?

An article yesterday claimed the next big thing in salads is Jewish. I may be a pedant but I'm not so sure...

How big is the terror threat to us?

New statistics from the European Union's law enforcement agency give a sense of the scale of the threat to UK citizens

Qatar isolated over Hamas

Saudis, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain cut ties with Doha

Torah study is real deep work

The ancient text may contain the solution to a very modern problem

Cacophony and community, psalms and honey

Owen Lowery reviews two collections of poetry

My menopause story

When Katie Taylor started feeling teary and exhausted her GP diagnosed depression. But the real cause was an early menopause.

How the West fell for Hamas's PR stunt

Hamas’s founding charter — which calls on Muslims to kill all Jews and for the 'obliteration' of Israel — was not superseded by their new 'policy document'

Hamas charter is an attempt to repackage antisemitism

The failing terror group needs to rebrand itself in order to stay relevant

The Lib Dems are an obvious refuge for me

What should a Labour and “Remain” supporting Jew do in the general election, asks Avi Freeman.

Limits to Erdogan’s autocracy

Isolated at the top of a narrow hierarchy, Turkey and its President’s fate are intertwined, writes Anshel Pfeffer